Police: Man stabs mother many times

A 30-year-old Otero County man is being held in the Otero County Detention Center on an $88,000 no-10 percent bond for allegedly stabbing his mother several times on Tuesday, a sheriff's office spokesman said.

Gutierrez said deputies learned that Sanchez and his mother were involved in a verbal argument around 9:50 a.m. Tuesday in the 40 block of Mountain Meadows in Otero County.

"The argument escalated to where Jesus (Sanchez) allegedly began to strike her," he said. "She was able to get away from Jesus and retreated to her bedroom and called 911. While she was calling 911, it appears Jesus went into the kitchen and got a butcher knife, then went to where his mother was hiding herself. In a statement to us, he informed us that she had locked the door, then forced the door open and confronted her."

Gutierrez said deputies also discovered the mother had multiple lacerations to her back.

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"During the course of this event, Jesus admitted to pinning her to the ground and choking her, and his purpose there was to get her to hear what he had to say," he said. "Also, when deputies initially arrived on scene, Jesus met them at the door. At meeting deputies at the door, Jesus lunged at one of the deputies and attempted to disarm them. He puts his hands on the weapon, but doesn't remove the deputy's weapon from the holster. Jesus' intent was getting that service weapon out of the holster."

Gutierrez said deputies were able to restrain Sanchez and gain control of the situation.

"No intoxication," he said. "Jesus was lucid. He stated that he had not been drinking. He may have a substance abuse problem, but there was nothing during this time frame."